Steel through arch with suspended box girder deck.
Total length
138.9 m (456 ft)
Width
20.13 m (66.0 ft)
Longest span
329 m (1,079 ft)
No. of spans
3
Piers in water
2
Clearance above
7.6 m (25 ft)
No. of lanes
4
History
Architect
Watson & Coates
Engineering design by
Mott, Hay and Anderson
Constructed by
Mitchell Construction
Fabrication by
Dorman Long
Construction start
1964
Construction end
1967
Construction cost
£2.5 million
Opened
20 March 1967 (1967-03-20)
Replaces
Scotswood ("Chain") Bridge
Location
Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank of the river with the MetroCentre and Blaydon in Gateshead on the south bank. It is situated 5.2 km (3.2 mi) upstream of the better-known city centre bridges.
ScotswoodBridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It links the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank...
Benwell and Scotswood is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Benwell and Scotswood housing areas...
Scotswood Railway Bridge is a pipeline bridge and former railway bridge crossing the River Tyne in North East England. It previously carried the Newcastle...
temporary bridge at Scotswood was removed, and a new iron ScotswoodBridge was built to replace it. In 1982, British Rail closed the ScotswoodBridge, which...
com. "ScotswoodBridge". The Newcastle Weekly Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 16 May 1831. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. "Scotswood Suspension Bridge". The...
Scotswood railway station served Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The railway station was located on the former route of the Newcastle and Carlisle...
Blaydon Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blaydon in Gateshead...
The Redheugh Bridge (/ˈrɛd.jʊf/, RED-yuuf) is a road bridge spanning the River Tyne west of Newcastle upon Tyne city centre on the north bank and Gateshead...
central Newcastle renumbered A186, with the A69 then passing over ScotswoodBridge and following the Gateshead Western Bypass to Birtley where it joined...
site White City Stadium (Newcastle), a former greyhound stadium by ScotswoodBridge White City Stadium (Nottingham), a former greyhound and speedway stadium...
in 1962 Fawley Power Station at Southampton completed in 1962 The ScotswoodBridge completed in 1967 The Kariba Dam North Cavern completed in 1973 After...
Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for significant road bridges or footbridges in the United Kingdom. Significant railway bridges are listed...
along Askew Road, East Gate, Hawks Road, and Saltmeadow Road. A6085 ScotswoodBridge Throckley A6086 Corby Corby Originally ran along Grainger Street West...
listed building database (1044919)". National Heritage List for England. Bridges On The Tyne, 2006, Wikidata Q105064675 Historic England. "Details from...
began in March 1837. A second cross-river line, operating over the ScotswoodBridge to a temporary terminus near the site of Newcastle Central was opened...
Staindrop and Greta Bridge Road and Whorlton Bridge over River Tees Act 1829 10 Geo. 4. c. ix 13 April 1829 ScotswoodBridge over River Tyne Act 1829...
II. Following the closure of ScotswoodBridge in October 1982, trains were re-routed across the King Edward VII Bridge and through Dunston. The station...
rowing the course from the Mansion House in Newcastle upon Tyne to the ScotswoodBridge on the River Tyne in the record time of 21 minutes 1 second. Ultimately...
Newcastle, Shields and Sunderland Union Banking Co., ScotswoodBridge Co., and J.S.Challoners, Scotswood Rd... Additionally, he had an interest in the Ovingham...
Wylam in Northumberland, England. The bridge was originally built for the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway, to connect the North Wylam Loop with the Newcastle...
(Newcastle) company that owned the White City Stadium in Newcastle at ScotswoodBridge unsuccessfully attempted to introduce racing in the town. After the...
because the Tyneside Sports Stadium Ltd opened a track to the south of ScotswoodBridge called the White City Stadium just 28 days previous. The opening night...
ceased to use the Newcastle – Scotswood – Blaydon route. Trains were diverted from Newcastle West Junction over King Edward Bridge, then via Norwood Junction...
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